Perinone triazino dyestuffs



United States Patent PERINONE TRIAZINO DYESTUFFS Max Staeuble, Basel,Switzerland, assignor to Ciba Limited, Basel, Switzerland No Drawing.Filed Mar. 11, 1958, Ser. No. 720,554 Claims priority, applicationSwitzerland Mar. 18, 1957 5 Claims. (Cl. 260-2495) The present inventionprovides, as new dyestuffs, perinone dyestufis which contain at leastone acid group imparting solubility in Water and at least one radicalcontaining at least one mobile halogen atom.

The term perinone dyestufis denotes dyestuffs that contain one of thetwo groupings and 1 Of special value are those perinone dyestufis thatcontain the group of the formula in which n is a whole number notexceeding 5 and Z represents an unsubstituted or substituted hydroxylgroup or an unsubstituted or preferably substituted amino group orachlorine atom.

The new dyestuffs are obtained by reacting a perinone which contains atleast one acylatable amino group with a compound containing at least 2mobile halogen atoms, and, if desired, replacing in the compound soobtained one or more mobile halogen atoms by another substituent orsubstituents, the starting materials being chosen so that at least oneof them contains an acid group imparting solubility in water, and theprocess being carried out in such manner that the final product containsat least one mobile halogen atom.

; As compounds containing at least 2 mobile halogen ICC atoms there areadvantageously used compounds containing a six-membered heterocyclicring containing at least 2 nitrogen atoms, for example, dichloro-l:3-diazines and more especially trichloro-l z3z5-tn'azine (cyanuricchloride). As a compound containing aliphatically bound mobile halogenatoms there may be mentioned B-chloropropionyl chloride. Instead ofcyanuric chloride, a primary condensation product thereof may be usedwhich contains 2 chlorine atoms and, in place of the third chlorineatom, an amino group or an organic radical, for example, the radical ofan amine. Alternatively, dyestuffs containing a single mobile chlorineatom can be made by using as starting material a dichloro-triazinedyestulf and exchanging one of the chlorine atoms by reaction Withammonia or an aliphatic or aromatic aminoor hydroXy-compound.

The compound used as starting materials that contains at least oneacylatable amino group advantageously also contains an acid groupimparting solubility in water, for example, a carboxylic acid group orsulfonic acid group. If that co'mpound contains no acid group impartingsolubility in water, such a group must be present in the second reactioncomponent. As stated above the perinones used in the process of thisinvention belong to two main classes represented by the Formulae I andII. The following are the basic types of compounds belonging to thoseclasses:

l l on; v

(7) These basic types may contain further fused-on aromatic orheterocyclic rings. The aforesaid basic types must contain an acylatableamino group which may be attached to an aromatic nucleus directly orthrough a bridge, for example, an alkylene, alkylene-arninooralkylene-hydroxy group. The same applies to the groups impartingsolubility in water, if present.

Especially suitable starting materials are perinones that contain anamino group bound to a fused-on benzene ring. Such compounds are easilyobtainable by condensing a triaminc-aryl-compound containing 2 aminogroups in ortho-position, for example, 1:2:3- or 1:2:4- triaminobenzeneor l:2:4-triamino-benzene-sulfonic acid, with a peri-dicarboxylic acid,for example, naphthalenelz8-dicarboxylic acid; or by condensing anitroor acylamino-phthalic or naphthalic acid with a periorortho-diamine followed by conversion of the nitro or acylamino groupinto the amino group. Groups imparting solubility in water may beintroduced by sulfonating the aminoperinones. It is, however, preferablefirst to sulfonate a nitro-perinone and subsequently to reduce the nitrogroup to the amino group. Perinones containing carboxyl groups areadvantageous as starting materials, and they are obtained by condensing,for example, 1 molecular proportion ofnaphthalene-l:425z8-tetracarboxylic acid with 1 molecular proportion ofan orthoor peri-diamine, or by condensing 1 molecular proportion of1:4z5:8-naphthalene-tetracarboxylic acid with 2 molecular proportions ofan ortho-diamino-benzenemonocarboxylic acid.

In addition to the aforesaid substituents the perinones may containfurther susbtituents, for example, halogen atoms or hydroxyl or alkoxygroups.

The reaction of the perinones with the compound containing at least 2mobile halogen atoms is advantageous- 1y carried out in aqueous solutionat a relatively low temperature in the presence of an acid-bindingagent, for example, an alkali metal carbonate, the quantity of whichmust be such that pH value of the solution does not exceed 7. At ahigher pH value there is a risk of all mobile halogen atoms beingexchanged.

The dyestufis of the present invention are suitable for dyeing orprinting polyhydroxylated, especially cellulosic, materials includingboth synthetic fibers, for example, of polyvinyl alcohol, regeneratedcellulose or viscose, and natural materials, for example, linen or aboveall cotton. There is advantageously used an aqueous solution of thedyestuif. Such a solution which advantageously contains a more or lessneutral, and preferably inorganic, salt such as an alkali metal chlorideor sulfate and, if desired, a preferably inorganic, acid-binding agent,such as a carbonate, phosphate, borate or perborate of an alkali metalor a mixture, especially a buffer mixture of such agents, is applied tothe material to be dyed preferably in the cold or at a moderately raisedtemperature or, if no alkali is present, at a higher temperature, forexample, 60 C. to 80 C. During the dyeing process the aforesaid dyestuifcontaining a labile halogen atom reacts with the polyhydroxylatedmaterial to be dyed whereby the dyestuff is fixed probably by chemicalcombination with the material. An acid-binding agent of more alkalinereaction than sodium carbonate may be added to the dyebath at the outsetof the dyeing operation, but advantageously it is added in such mannerthat the pH value of the initially weakly acid, neutral or weaklyalkaline dyebath gradually increases throughout the dyeing operation.

An advantageous method of dyeing is one in which the material to be dyedis not, as in direct-dyeing methods, impregnated as in a dyebath at agoods-to-liquor ratio of at least 1:3 and usually greater than 1:10,with only a portion of the quantity of dyestuif solution needed toproduce the desired shade (so that the dyestufi dissolved in the dyebathcan reach an equilbrium with the dyestufi deposited on the substratum tobe dyed) and dyed therein by the dyestuif being gradually absorbed bythe fiber or being urged from the dyebath onto the fiber by some means,but is impregnated with the whole of the dyestuff solution needed toproduce the desired shade, or is printed with a printing pastecontaining the dyestuff, and the dyestuff so applied to the fiber issubsequently fixed thereon.

The fixation of the dyestuif on the material impregnated with thedyestutf solution is carried out after the impregnation. For thispurpose, for example, the impregnated material, if desired, after beingdried, and, if the impregnating solution contains no acid-binding agent,may be treated with an aqueous alkaline solution, for example, with asalt-containing solution of an alkali metal hydroxide, at a raisedtemperature or in the cold followed by a short heat treatment with steamor, for example, in a current of warm air' When a practically neutralimpregnating bath free from substances yielding alkali is used, thematerial may be allowed to stand, if desired, for a long time, beforethe fixation treatment, and this may be of advantage having regard tothe apparatus available. Instead of carrying out the fixation with theuse of a separate alkaline bath, an alkali or substance yielding alkali,Such as sodium carbonate, may be added to the impregnating solution atthe outset, and then the impregnated material is steamed directly orsubjected to a heattreatment without intermediate drying and withoutintermediate alkaline treatment.

The impregnating solution can be prepared by dissolving the appropriatedy'estulf and, if desired, a more or less neutral inorganic salt inwater simultaneously or in succession. The dyestuff and the salt mayalternatively be made up into a paste-like or, preferably, drypreparation. The preparations used for making the impregnating solutionmay contain, in addition to or instead of a salt a non-electrolyte suchas urea, and, if desired, also a buffer salt or agent capable ofliberating an alkali, for example, when heated.

Instead of applying the dyestuffs by impregnation they may be applied tothe material to be dyedby printing, For this purpose there is used, forexample, a printing paste containing in addition to the usual printingassistants, for example, wetting and thickening agents, at least one ofthe dyestuffs of this invention, and, if desired, an acid binding agent,or a substance capable of yielding an acid-binding agent.

Suitable assistants for the manufacture of the printing pastes are, forexample, urea and thickening agents such as alkoxy cellulose, forexample, methylcellulose, starches, alginates or the like.

Suitable acid 'binding agents and substances yielding acid-bindingagents are, more especially, alkali metal salts such as potassiumcyanide, potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate, or bicarbonate, diandtri-sodium phosphate or mixtures of mom, di and tri-sodium phosphate,and

also metal or alkaline earth metal hydroxides, more especially sodiumhydroxide, when the printing paste to be used does not contain such anagent, the printed material is treated with an alkali preferably with asolution containing a salt in high concentration and an alkali metalcarbonate or an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal hydroxide, and thensubjected to the action of heat, if desired, in the presence of steam.When the printing paste contains an acid binding agent or a substance of'which the alkalinity increases, for example, when it is heated, theprinted material needs no alkaline treatment before being heated orsteamed.

By the process of this invention very valuable strong and generally veryfull dyeings and prints having excellent properties of wet fastness andof very good fastness to light are produced on polyhydroxylated,especially cellulosic, materials, even with those dyestuifs of theinvention that possess no afiinity or no pronounced afiinity for cotton.

In certain cases it may be of advantage to subject dyeings or printsproduced by the process of this invention to an after-treatment. Thus,for example, it may be of advantage to soap the dyeings in order toremove any incompletely fixed dyestuif. When the dyestufi used fordyeing or printing contains metallizable groups, the dyeing or print maybe subjected to afteratreatment with an agent yielding a heavy metal,more especially an agent yielding copper.

In the following examples which illustrate the invention, the parts andpercentages are by weight unless otherwise indicated, the relationshipof parts by weight to parts by volume being the same as that of thekilogram to the liter. Although the dyestuiis are referred to in theform of the free acids, they are used in the form of an alkali metalsalt thereof:

Example 1 37 parts of the mono-condensation product of 1:4:5 :8-naphthalene-tetracarboxylic acid with 1:2:34riaminobenzene having theformula are dissolved in 500 parts of water with addition of sodiumhydroxide solution, and the pH value of the solution is adjusted to 7.0.The whole is then cooled to C. by adding 500 parts of ice and the clearsolution is stirred into 18.5 parts of cyanuric chloride in 80 parts ofacetone. At a temperature of 0 to 4 C. a total of 55 parts by volume ofZN-sodium carbonate solution is gradually added dropwise so that the pHvalue of the solution can be maintained constantly at 5.0 to 7.0, duringwhich time the yellow-olive dyestuif begins to settle out gradually. Thedyestufi of the formula no or :0 on

N N o l N/ \C Grin-( i 2 3-01 -which probably represents a mixture ofthe isomers-- is completely salted out from the reaction solution with 2parts of the dyestufi are dissolved in 2000 parts of.

cold water. 100 parts of a sodium carbonate solution of 10% strength and250 parts of a sodium chloride solution of 20% strength are then added.100 parts of wellwetted cotton yarn are immersed at 20 to 30 C. in thedyebath thus prepared, and after 30 minutes another 250 parts of asodium chloride solution of 20% strength are added. Dyeing is continuedfor 60 minutes at 25 to 35 C. The resulting reddish yellow dyeing isrinsed in cold Water, soaped at to C., thoroughly rinsed in cold waterand dried. A strong yellow dyeing is obtained which is very fast towashing.

An identical result is obtained when in the above example sodiumcarbonate is replaced by trisodium phosphate.

The mono-condensation product from 114:5 :8-naph thalene-tetracarboxylicacid and 1:2:3-triaminobenzene, used in making the above dyestuttf, canbe obtained, for example, by heating the aqueous solution for 3 hours at70 to 75 C. at a pH of 5.0 to 6.0 in the presence of sodium acetate.

Example 2 200 parts of ice are added with stirring to a solution of 19parts of cyanuric chloride in 100 parts of acetone. The resulting finesuspension of cyanuric chloride is then poured into a solution, cooledto 0 C., of 14 parts of 4-aminobenzoic acid in 400 parts of Water and100 parts by volume of N-sodium hydroxide solution, and the whole isstirred at 0-4 C. and at pH=6.0 to 70 until aminobenzoic acid can nolonger be detected.

This condensation product from equimolecular proportions of cyanuricchloride and 4-aminobenzoic acid is then treated with a neutral solutionof 37 parts of the monocondensation product from1z4z5z8-naphthalene-tetracarboxylic acid and 1:2:3-triaminobenzene in1000 partsof water. By gradually adding 200 parts by volume of N-sodiumhydroxide solution at 50 to 60 C., the pH is.

kept constant between 6.0 and 7.5 until the condensation is complete.

By adding sodium chloride it is possible to precipitate the dyestufi ofthe formula (which is probably present in the form of a mixture of theisomers) from its solution, whereupon it can be filtered off and driedin vacuo.

Strong yellow dyeings of excellent fastness to washare added, 100 partsof a cotton fabric are immersed inthis dyebath, the temperature israised to 60 C. in

the course of 30 minutes, another 80 parts of sodium chloride are added,the temperature is raised to 80 C. in the course of 15 minutes and keptat 80 C. for half an hour. The resulting yellow dyeing is then rinsedand soaped for 15 minutes .in a boiling solution of a non-ionicdetergent of 0.3% strength. A yellow dyeing is obtained.

The same result is attained in the above example when sodium carbonateis used instead of trisodium phosphate.

Dyestufis of similar properties are obtained when the 4-aminobenzoicacid in this example is replaced by 2- aminobenzoic acid or3-aminobenzoic acid.

Example 3 37 parts of the mono-condensation product from1:4z5:8naphthalene-tetracarboxylic acid and 1:2:3-triaminobenzene aredissolved in 1000 parts of water with the addition of sodium hydroxidesolution, and the pH value of the solution is adjusted to 7.0. 34.3parts of 2:4- dichloro-G-phenylamino-l :3 :5-niazine-4'-sulfonic acidare then added in the form of an aqueous solution of the sodium saltheated to 40 C. 55 parts by volume of 2 N- sodium carbonate solution arethen run in so that the pH value at a reaction temperature of 40 to 45C. remains between 5.5 and 6.5. Finally, the dyestuft of the formula issalted out from its solution with sodium chloride, filtered oil anddried in vacuo at 60 to 70 C. The dyestufi is probably a mixture of theisomers.

This dyestufr' :dyes cotton and regenerated cellulose brownish yellowtints of very good fastness to washing by the following method:

l part of the dyestuif is dissolved in 100 parts of Water, and thissolution is used to impregnate a cotton fabric on the foulard at 20 C,and the excess of liquor is then squeezed oil to leave 75 of dyestuiisolution in the fabric calculated'on its Weight. The fabric impregnatedin'this manner is dried and then impregnated at room temperature with asolution containing per liter grams of sodium hydroxide and 300 grams ofsodium chloride, squeezed to a weight increase of 75% and then steamedfor 60 seconds at 100 to 101 C., rinsed, treated in a sodium bicarbonatesolution of 0.5% strength, rinsed, soaped for minutes in a boilingsolution of a nonionic detergent of 0.3% strength, again rinsed anddried. A brownish yellow dyeing of very good fastness to washingresults.

Dyestufis having similarly good properties are obtained when in thisexample 2:4-dichloro-6-phenylamino1:3:5- triazine-4-sulfonic acid isreplaced by 2:4-dichloro-6- phenylarnino-l:3:5-triazine-2'-sullfonicacid or 2:4-dichloro6-phenylamino-1 :3 5-triazine-3-sulfonic acid or themono-condensation product from equimolecular amounts of cyanuricchloride and 2-aminonaphthalene- 4: S-disulfonic acid.

Example 4 3.7 parts of the mono-condensation product from 114:5:8-naphthalene-tetracarboxylic acid and 1:2:4-triaminobenzene aredissolved in 100 parts of water with the additionof sodium hydroxidesolution, and the pH value of the solution is adjusted to 7.0. By addingice the solution is then cooled to 0 C. and the clear solution of 1.9pantsot cyanuric chloride in 15 parts. of acetone is stirred in. At 0 to2 C. the condensation proceeds very rapidly and the eliminated mineralacid is neutralized by the dropwise addition of 10 parts by volume ofN-sodium hydroxide solution in a manner such that the pH value of thesolution can be maintained between 5.0 and 7.0. The dyestuii of theformula Example 5 37 parts of the mono-condensation product from 1:4:5S-naphthalene-tetracarboxylic acid and 1:2:4triaminobenzene. arecompletely dissolved in 1000 parts of water with the addition of sodiumhydroxide solution, and the pH value of this solution is adjusted to 7.034.3 parts of 2:4 dichloro 6 phenylamino 1:3:5 triazine 3'- sulfonicacid in the form of an aqueous solution of the sodium salt heated to 40C. are then added, and 55 parts by volume of 2 N-sodiurn carbonatesolution are run in so that at a temperature of 40 to 50 C. the pH valueof the reaction solution can be constantly maintained between 5.5 and7.0. Finally, the dyestuif of the formula HOOCII ('ilOOH Example 6 200parts of a solution containing 3.9 parts of the sodium salt of theprobable formula are condensed with an aqueous suspension of 1.9 partsof cyanuric chloride in 100 parts of ice-water at to 4 C. with stirring.A total of 5.5 parts by volume of 2 N- sodium carbonate solution isadded dropwise so that the mineral acid eliminated during thecondensation is continuously neutralized at a pH value between 5.0 and7.0. Finally, a reddish brown solution is obtained from which thedyestuft can be isolated with sodium chloride; it is filtered oil,washed on the filter with a solution of parts of disodium phosphate, 3parts of mono-potassium phosphate and 30 parts of sodium chloride in 200parts of water, rapidly suctioned off and dried in vacuo at 30 to Thisdyestuif contains a 2:4-dichloro-l :3 :S-triazine residue; it dyescotton by the method according to Example 1 brown tints of very goodfastness to washing.

The starting material used in this example was prepared from [the 11-(or 14-)-nitrophthalo-perinone( described in the literature (see Annals365, page 126) by heating with chlorosulfonic acid on a waterbath andsubsequently reducing the nitro group.

Example 7 200 parts of an aqueous solution containing 4.0 parts of thesodium salt of the probable formula are mixed with 6.9 parts of thesodium salt of .2'z4-dichloro-6-phenylamino-1 3 :5 -triazine-3'-sulfonic acid dissolved in 100 parts of water heated to 40 C. Themineral acid eliminated in the course of the condensation iscontinuously neutralized at a temperature of 50 to 60 C. with a total of10 parts by volume of 2 N-sodium carbonate solution in a manner suchthat'the pH value can be maintained between 5.0 and 7.0. On completionof the condensation the dyestuif is precipitated from its solution withsodium chloride, filtered off and driedin vacuo at 70 C.; it is probablypresent as a mixture of .the isomers.

This dyestuif dyes cotton and regenerated .cellulose by the methodsdescribed in Examples 2 and 3 .yellowish brown tints of very goodfastnessto washing.

1 The starting material used in this example was obtained by condensing4-nitronaphthalic,acid and .1:2- diamino-3 I10 nitro-benzene in boilingglacial acetic acid, sulfonating the condensation product withchlorosulfonic acid at to C. and subsequently reducing the two nitrogroups.

Example 8 200 parts of the aqueous solution of 4.0 parts of the sodiumsalt of the probable formula NHz Example 9 37 parts of themono-condensation product from 1:4:5:8-naphthalene-tetracarboxylic acidand 1:2:3-triaminobenzene are condensed with 18.5 parts of cyanuricchloride as described in Example 1. On completion of the condensationparts by volume of 2 N-ammonia solution are added. The reaction mixtureis heated to 3540 C. and stirred at this temperature for 1 hour. Theresulting dyestufi is precipitated from its solution with sodiumchloride, filtered 011 and dried in vacuo at 80 C. This dyestulr of theformula -which is probably present as a mixture of the'isomersdyescotton and regenerated cellulose by the methods according to Examples 2and 3 strong yellow tints of very good fastness to washing.

Example 10 dried in vacuo at 70 to 80 C. This dyestutf of the formula 1no'oc coon Example 11 A solution of 5.4 parts of the disodium salt of 1-amino 4 (4' raminophenylamino) anthraquinone- 2:3'-disulfonic acid in300 parts of water is added to a solution of 5.5 parts of thecondensation product of the formula described in Example 1, inZOOparts-of water. The mixture is heated to 40 to 50 C., and theeliminated mineral acid is neutralised with stirring at a pH value of5.0 to 7.0 with a total of parts by volume of N-sodium hydroxidesolution. The dyestuff is salted out with sodium chloride, filtered offand dried in'v-acuo at 70 to 80 C. This dyestuif of the formula -whichis probably present as a mixture of the isomers-dyes cottonandregenerated cellulose by the method according to Example 2 greentints of very good fastness to washing and light.

12 Example 12 6.3 parts of the sodium salt of the probable formula NH:HOaS are dissolved in 300 parts of water. 3.4 parts of 2:4-dichloro-6-phenylamino-1:3:5-triazine-3'-sulfonic acid are added in the form ofan aqueous solution of the sodium salt heated to 40 C. The mixture isheated with stirring to 60 to 70 C., and as it is eliminated, themineral acid is neutralized with stirring at a pH value of 5.0 to 7.0with a total of 10 parts by volume of N-sodium hydroxide solution. Thedyestuif is salted out in the usual manner with sodium chloride,filtered oif and dried in vacuo at 70 to C.

The dyestuiL-which is probably a mixture of the isomers-dyes cotton andregenerated cellulose by the methods according to Examples 2 and 3reddish brown tints of very good fastness to washing.

The starting material used in this example was obtained by condensingnaphthoylene-benzimidazole-l:8- dicarboxylic acid anhydride with1:2-diamino-4-nitrobenzene, subsequent sulfonation with chlorosulfonicacid at to C. and reducing the nitro group.

Example 13 6.5 parts of the sodium salt of the probable formula HaN aredissolved in-300 parts of Water. 6.8 parts of 2:4-dichloro -6-phenylamino 123:5 triazine 3' 'sulfonic acid dissolved in the form ofthe sodium salt in 200 parts of water and then added, the whole isheated to 50 to'60 C. and as the mineralacid is eliminated it isneutralized with stirring at apH value of 5.0 to 7.0 with a total of 10parts by volume of 2 N-sodium carbonate solution. The dyestufi-which isprobably present as a mixture of .the isomers-is salted out with sodiumchlo ride,.filtered OE and dried in vacuo at 80 C.

The dyestulf dyes cotton and regenerated cellulose by the methodaccording to Example 3 brown tints of very good fastness to washing.

The starting material used in this example was prepared by condensing1:425: 8-naphthalene-tetracarboxylic acid'with1:2:4-triaminobenzene-6-sulfonic acid in the molecular proportion of =1:2.

Example 14 4.0 parts of the mono-condensation product from1:4:5:8-naphthalene-tetracarboxylic acid and 1:2:3-triaminobenzene aredissolved with the addition of sodium hydroxide solution in 200 parts ofwater, and the yellowish brown solution is adjusted to pH=7.0. At to 2C. a solution of 2 parts of ,6-chloro-propionyl chloride in 4 parts oftoluene is added with vigorous stirring. The gradually eliminatedmineral acid is continuously neutralized at 0 to 4 C. with N-sodiumhydroxide solution so that the pH value of the solution is constantlymaintained between 5.0 and 7.0. a On completion of the reaction, when nomore acid is eliminated, the pH value of the solution is adjusted to 8.5by adding further sodium hydroxide solution. The dyestufi is then saltedout from its solution with sodium chloride, filtered off and dried invacuo at 70 to 80 C.

This dyestufl? of the formula H0O? (IJOOH which is probably present as amixture of the isomersdyes cotton and-regenerated celluloseby the methodaccording to Example 3 yellow tints of very good fastness to washing.

Example 2 00 parts of an aqueous solution of 4.0 parts of the sodiumsalt of the probable formula are mixed with thorough stirring at 0 to 2C. with a solution of 4 parts of fi-chloropropionyl chloride in 8 14This dyestufl of the formula" 7 Na-'0 (Fonz-enrol which is probablypresent as a mixture of the isomersdyes cotton and regenerated celluloseby the method according to Example 3 orange-yellow tints of very goodand and z in which formulae Z is a member selected from the groupconsisting of Cl, hydroxy, amino, sulfophenylamino, carboxyphenylamino,sulfonaphthylamino, sulfophenoxy and (1' amino-2' sulfo-4anthraquinonylamino) phenylamino.

/' Certificate of Correction UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Patent N 0.2,949,467 August 16, 1960 Max Staeuble It is hereby certified that errorappears in the above numbered patent requiring correction and that thesaid Letters Patent should read as corrected below.

Column 1, lines 33 to 39, the formula should appear as shown belowinstead of as in the patent:

column 3, lines 12 to 15, for that portion of Formula (7) reading F/ lread l 7 column 4, line 75, for monread monocolumn 7, line 63, forsullfonic read sulfonic; column 12, lines 8 to 11, for that portion ofthe formula in Example 12 reading I l I I read o=o o o=c o l I I column16, for that portion of the formula in claim 5 reading read -0 -o \N N-Signed and sealed this 6th day of J une 1961.

Attest:

ERNEST W. SWIDER, DAVID L. LADD, Attestz'ng Ofiicer. Commissioner ofPatents.

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